Bookletchart™ Haro Strait – Middle Bank to Stuart Island NOAA Chart 18433
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BookletChart™ Haro Strait – Middle Bank to Stuart Island NOAA Chart 18433 A reduced-scale NOAA nautical chart for small boaters When possible, use the full-size NOAA chart for navigation. Included Area Published by the Lopez Island; on the E side of the entrance to Blind Bay, Shaw Island; Orcas, Orcas Island; and Friday Harbor, San Juan Island. Oceangoing National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration vessels normally use Haro and Rosario Straits and do not run the National Ocean Service channels and passes in the San Juan Islands. Many resorts and communi- Office of Coast Survey ties have supplies and moorage available for the numerous pleasure craft cruising in these waters. Well-sheltered anchorages are numerous. www.NauticalCharts.NOAA.gov The directions which follow are intended for use only in clear weather; 888-990-NOAA in thick weather or at night strangers should take a pilot for large vessels. Small craft should not attempt navigation under these What are Nautical Charts? conditions without local knowledge. Sailing craft should not attempt the passages against the current unless the wind is fair and fresh. A reliable Nautical charts are a fundamental tool of marine navigation. They show auxiliary engine for sailboats is an absolute necessity. The tidal currents water depths, obstructions, buoys, other aids to navigation, and much have great velocity in places, causing heavy tide rips that are dangerous. more. The information is shown in a way that promotes safe and Because of the variable direction and velocity of the currents, compass efficient navigation. Chart carriage is mandatory on the commercial courses are of little value, and, where followed, allowance must be ships that carry America’s commerce. They are also used on every Navy made for the set of the current. and Coast Guard ship, fishing and passenger vessels, and are widely Haro Strait and Boundary Pass form the westernmost of the three main carried by recreational boaters. channels leading from the Strait of Juan de Fuca to the SE end of the Strait of Georgia; it is the one most generally used. Vessels bound from What is a BookletChart ? the W to ports in Alaska or British Columbia should use the Haro Strait/ This BookletChart is made to help recreational boaters locate Boundary Pass channel, as it is the widest channel and is well marked. themselves on the water. It has been reduced in scale for convenience, Vessels bound N from Puget Sound may use Rosario Strait or Haro Strait; but otherwise contains all the information of the full-scale nautical the use of San Juan Channel by deep-draft vessels is not recommended. chart. The bar scales have also been reduced, and are accurate when In accordance with the Cooperative Vessel Traffic Service, the United used to measure distances in this BookletChart. See the Note at the States and Canada, in cooperation with industry and British Columbia bottom of page 5 for the reduction in scale applied to this chart. Coast Pilots, have established a Special Operating Area at the intersec- tion of Haro Strait and Boundary Pass in the vicinity of Turn Point Light Whenever possible, use the official, full scale NOAA nautical chart for (48°41'18"N., 123°14'12"W.). This special area will help reduce the risk navigation. Nautical chart sales agents are listed on the Internet at of incidents between commercial and recreational vessels transiting the http://www.NauticalCharts.NOAA.gov. boundary waters of Haro Strait and Boundary Pass. For the boundaries This BookletChart does NOT fulfill chart carriage requirements for and rules regarding the Special Operating Area, see Cooperative Vessel regulated commercial vessels under Titles 33 and 44 of the Code of Traffic Service (CVTS) at the beginning of this chapter. Federal Regulations. Tidal currents.–In Haro Strait and Boundary Pass, the flood current sets N; the ebb current sets in the opposite direction. The ebb usually runs Notice to Mariners Correction Status longer and has a greater velocity. At the N entrance to Boundary Pass, the flood sets E along the N and S sides of Sucia Islands and across Alden This BookletChart has been updated for chart corrections published in Bank; the velocity is about 1 to 2 knots. The Current has moderate the U.S. Coast Guard Local Notice to Mariners, the National Geospatial velocity between Sucia and Orcas Islands. There is a large, daily Intelligence Agency Weekly Notice to Mariners, and, where applicable, inequality in the current (see Tidal current Tables for predicted times the Canadian Coast Guard Notice to Mariners. Additional chart and velocities). Heavy, dangerous tide rips occur between East Point on corrections have been made by NOAA in advance of their publication in Saturna Island and Patos Island, and for two miles N in the Strait of a Notice to Mariners. The last Notices to Mariners applied to this chart Georgia. Tide rips also occur on the ebb between Henry Island and Turn are listed in the Note at the bottom of page 7. Coast Pilot excerpts are Point, as well as around Turn Point where the ebb may attain a velocity not being corrected. of 6 knots during large tides. The flood current sets E from Discovery Island across the S end of Haro Strait until close to San Juan Island. This E For latest Coast Pilot excerpt visit the Office of Coast Survey website at set especially noticeable during the first half of the flood. Heavy tide rips http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/nsd/searchbychart.php?chart=184 occur N of Middle Bank and on the Bank and around Discovery Island. 33. Currents.–In the S end of San Juan Channel, between Goose Island and (Selected Excerpts from Coast Pilot) Deadman Island, the average current velocity is 2.6 knots on the flood The waters of the San Juan Islands and ebb, however, maximum flood currents of 5 knots or more cause embrace the passages and bays N of severe rips and eddies. Daily current predictions for this location may be the E end of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. obtained from the Tidal Current Tables. These passages are used extensively by Friday Harbor is a customs port of entry. The customs office is about 75 pleasure craft, especially in July, yards W of the port’s office, at the yacht club building. The customs August, and September. Some tugs officer also performs immigration and agricultural quarantine and barges use the larger passes. inspections. Automobile ferries, operated by the State of Washington, are on regular U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Center round-trip runs from Anacortes 24 hour Regional Contact for Emergencies through Thatcher Pass, Harney Channel, Wasp Passage, San Juan RCC Seattle Commander th Channel, Spieden Channel, and across 13 CG District (206) 220-7001 Haro Strait to Sidney, B.C. The island ferry landings are at Upright Head, Seattle, WA 2 Lateral System As Seen Entering From Seaward on navigable waters except Western Rivers PORT SIDE PREFERRED CHANNEL PREFERRED CHANNEL STARBOARD SIDE ODD NUMBERED AIDS NO NUMBERS – MAY BE LETTERED NO NUMBERS – MAY BE LETTERED EVEN NUMBERED AIDS PREFERRED CHANNEL TO PREFERRED CHANNEL GREEN LIGHT ONLY STARBOARD TO PORT RED LIGHT ONLY FLASHING (2) TOPMOST BAND GREEN TOPMOST BAND RED FLASHING (2) FLASHING FLASHING OCCULTING GREEN LIGHT ONLY RED LIGHT ONLY OCCULTING QUICK FLASHING QUICK FLASHING ISO COMPOSITE GROUP FLASHING (2+1) COMPOSITE GROUP FLASHING (2+1) ISO 8 "2" R "8" 1 2 Fl R 6s Fl R 4s "1" G "9" GR "A" RG "B" Fl G 6s Fl G 4s Fl (2+1) G 6s Fl (2+1) R 6s LIGHTED BUOY LIGHT LIGHTED BUOY LIGHT C 6 G 5 G U GR C "1" "5" RG G "U" GR RG R 2 R C "S" N "C" "G" N "6" "2 " CAN DAYBEACON CAN NUN NUN DAYBEACON For more information on aids to navigation, including those on Western Rivers, please consult the latest USCG Light List for your area. These volumes are available online at http://www.navcen.uscg.gov VHF Marine Radio channels for use on the waterways: Distress Call Procedures Channel 6 – Inter-ship safety communications. Channel 9 – Communications between boats and • Make sure radio is on. ship-to-coast. • Select Channel 16. Channel 13 – Navigation purposes at bridges, locks, and • Press/Hold the transmit button. harbors. • Clearly say: “MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY.” EMERGENCY INFORMATION Channel 16 – Emergency, distress and safety calls to • Also give: Vessel Name and/or Description; Coast Guard and others, and to initiate calls to other Position and/or Location; Nature of vessels. Contact the other vessel, agree to another channel, and then switch. Emergency; Number of People on Board. Channel 22A – Calls between the Coast Guard and the public. Severe weather • Release transmit button. warnings, hazards to navigation and safety warnings are broadcast here. • Wait for 10 seconds — If no response Channels 68, 69, 71, 72 and 78A – Recreational boat channels. Repeat MAYDAY call. Getting and Giving Help — Signal other boaters using visual distress signals (flares, HAVE ALL PERSONS PUT ON LIFE JACKETS! orange flag, lights, arm signals); whistles; horns; and on your VHF radio. You are required by law to help boaters in trouble. Respond to distress signals, but do not endanger yourself. NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards (NWR) is a nationwide network of radio stations broadcasting continuous weather information directly from the nearest National Weather Service office. NWR broadcasts official Weather Service warnings, watches, forecasts and other hazard information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/ Quick References Nautical chart related products and information - http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov Interactive